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Lufthansa Cargo Boosts Handling Performance with New Production Planning System

DELMIA Quintiq

Lufthansa Cargo has finalized the implementation of its production planning and control (PPC) transformation project. The new production planning system assists the planners in scheduling the break-down of incoming cargo and the build-up of outgoing freight for onward transport by truck or flight. Lufthansa Cargo AG.

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Breakbulk Americas with Jeff Tucker

The Logistics of Logistics

Breakbulk Americas , is the region’s largest trade event for the project cargo and breakbulk industry. In the podcast interview, Joe and Jeff discuss Tucker Company Worldwide and the Breakbulk Americas conference, the region’s largest trade event for the project cargo and breakbulk industry professionals. About Breakbulk Americas.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

Last year’s negotiations took place as dozens of container ships were backed up off the coast of California waiting to unload cargo. Aerospace suppliers are gearing up for a hiring spree in 2023 but could face stiff competition for skilled laborers, including from their top customers – planemakers Boeing and Airbus.

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7 Supply Chain Cost Saving Ideas from SpaceX

Supply Chain Opz

And on 25 May 2012, they made a very remarkable achievement by being the first privately-fund company who could send cargo from the earth to the International Space Station. Another reason is that custom parts by aerospace suppliers are super expensive and it takes years to develop. Keeping it in-house makes perfect sense.

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Trane Technologies’ Digital Simulation Journey

DELMIA Quintiq

Trane Technologies is addressing climate change by improving the way the world heats and cools indoor environments, as well as how refrigerated cargo is transported. It is clear that automotive and aerospace organizations have been at the forefront of these simulation technologies.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

A dispute between two unions over which workers get certain jobs at a cargo-handling terminal at the Port of Seattle is holding up labor talks between West Coast dockworkers and their employers. The Seattle dispute pits the International Longshore and Warehouse Union against the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.

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The Journey to End-to-End (E2E) Supply Chain Visibility Is Ongoing

Logistics Viewpoints

It means being able to see where a shipment or an order is while it’s in transit — whether on a truck, a railcar, an ocean liner or a cargo plane — anywhere in the world. Aerospace manufacturers have an average of 200 tier-one suppliers and 12,000 across all tiers. Which brings us back to the work that is still ahead.